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GE Bets On Holographic Optical Storage

Posted by samzenpus on from the putting-all-your-bits-in-one-basket dept.

Lucas123 writes "Years after announcing they had developed holographic optical disc technology that could store 500GB of data, GE this week said they're preparing to license the technology to manufacturing partners. At the same time, InPhase, which failed to actually get its holographic disc product out the door for years, says GE's product is nothing more than a 'science project,' and its own optical disc is almost ready to go to market — again. But, as one analyst quipped, the old joke about optical disc is that 'there's more written about optical disc than stored on it.'"

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  1. Re:ISO image not compatible with Windows? by derGoldstein · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Thanks for making my point. There's an entire discussion going up there, almost completely unmoderated, and you've just sunk 2 mod points getting this thread down. Are you going to spend 3 more mod points knocking down this post and my previous post? What if a really hideous post pops up and you run out of points?

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  2. Re:So what by clonan · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Ohh, so you are against the free market!

    You must be a SOCIALIST!!!

    But honestly, I still have yet to have one person explain how limited socialism is a bad thing. Every time it has been tried it tends to improve standards of living, improve access to free markets and improve economies